The Meters

Despite the exodus of the great New Orleans session players to L.A. in the Sixties, the city's
musical traditions haven't died out. Currently, the big thing in the Crescent City is Allen
Toussaint and the Meters, who produce and play on other people's albums. But I would be
hard pressed to advance the Toussaint/Meters legend on the basis of their own albums.
Toussaint isn't much of a performer and the Meters haven't done anything memo... More >

Thanks to new conga player Cyril Neville, the singing has gotten better, but no matter how much I love "They All Ask'd for You," I'm not sure that's good. Distracts us from the drummer. And maybe it distracts the drummer, too. (Grade: B)